Lu Shanglei

In 2010, Lu played on the Chinese team (alongside Yu Yangyi, Wang Chen, and Wang Jue) that won the 5th Vladimir Dvorkovich Cup, a junior team competition held in Moscow.[http://chess-results.com/tnr35933.aspx?lan=1&art=1&wi=821&turdet=YES V Cup of Dvorkovich]. Chess-Results.com[http://news.az/articles/sports/18882 Azerbaijani chess team fifth in Vladimir Dvorkovich’s Cup]. News.Az

He was awarded by FIDE the title Grandmaster (GM) in October 2011. He achieved the norms required for the title in the same year at the Asian Individual Championship in Mashhad, Iran, and the 2nd Chairman Prospero A. Pichay Cup in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, Philippines.[http://ratings.fide.com/crt/main220256.pdf GM title application]. FIDE.

In August 2011, Lu came second, behind GM Li Shilong, at the 8th Dato' Arthur Tan Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/malaysian-open-won-by-gm-li-shilong/|title=Malaysian Open won by GM Li Shilong|date=2011-08-25|publisher=Chessdom}}{{Cite web|url=http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/li-shilong-heads-chinese-domination-of-malaysian-open|title=Li Shilong heads Chinese domination of Malaysian Open|last=Crowther|first=Mark|date=2011-08-26|publisher=The Week in Chess|access-date=2016-06-06}}

The following year, he won the 1st Grand Europe Open in Golden Sands, Bulgaria.[http://www.pzszach.org.pl/userfiles/file/ECU%20NEWSLETTER%2079.pdf ECU Newsletter 79] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806162159/http://www.pzszach.org.pl/userfiles/file/ECU%20NEWSLETTER%2079.pdf |date=6 August 2016 }}. European Chess Union.Crowther, Mark.[http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/1st-grand-europe-open-2012 "1st Grand Europe Open 2012"]. The Week in Chess.

In 2013, he played for the Chinese men's team in the China-USA Chess Summit in Ningbo, China. The match was won by the Chinese.{{cite web|url=http://www.theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/china-usa-chess-summit-2013|title=China - USA Chess Summit 2013|publisher=The Week in Chess|last=Crowther|first=Mark|access-date=2015-08-29}}[http://en.chessbase.com/post/china-trounces-usa-020813 "China trounces USA"]. ChessBase. 2013-08-01.

In June 2014, at the World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Dubai, Lu was the only one who won a game against the eventual winner, Magnus Carlsen, in the blitz event.McGourty, Colin (2014-06-21). [https://chess24.com/en/read/news/carlsen-has-no-more-worlds-to-conquer "Carlsen has no more worlds to conquer"]. Chess24.

In October 2014, Lu won the World Junior Chess Championship in Pune, India with a score of 10/13 points. Thanks to this victory he qualified for the 2015 Chess World Cup. In the following month, he took part in the 8th Kings Tournament in Mediaș, Romania, a match between teams China and Romania held with the Scheveningen system. He was the top scorer in the inaugural blitz tournament with 6.5/9 points, and helped the Chinese team (made up of Lu, Ni Hua, Wang Yue, and Wei Yi) to win the match scoring 3/4 in the classical encounter.{{cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/china-squashes-romania-at-king-s-cup|title=China squashes Romania at King's Cup|publisher=ChessBase|last=Ramirez|first=Alejandro|author-link=Alejandro Ramírez (chess player)|date=2 December 2014|access-date=29 August 2015}}

In April 2015, he finished fourth at the Aeroflot Open in Moscow, and second at the Aeroflot blitz tournament.[http://www.chessdom.com/ian-nepomniachtchi-dominates-aeroflot-open/ Ian Nepomniachtchi dominates the Aeroflot Open] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116204458/http://www.chessdom.com/ian-nepomniachtchi-dominates-aeroflot-open/ |date=16 January 2021 }}. Chessdom. 2015-04-06.[http://www.chessarbiter.com/turnieje/2015/ti_2171/results.html?l=en&tb=10_ Final standing of Aeroflot blitz]. ChessArbiter.

In June 2015, he won two blitz tournaments in Bulgaria, the Golden Sands Blitz[http://www.chess-results.com/tnr177498.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=11&wi=821&turdet=YES Golden Sands Blitz 2015]. Chess-Results.com. and the Albena Blitz,[http://www.chess-results.com/tnr178271.aspx?lan=1&art=1&flag=30&wi=821&turdet=YES Albena Blitz 2015]. Chess-Results.com. both with a score of 9/11 points.

In the subsequent month, Lu helped the Chinese team to win the 9th China-Russia Match, held with the Scheveningen system. Crowther, Mark- [http://www.theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/china-russia-match-2015 "China-Russia Match 2015"]. The Week in Chess. At the Chess World Cup 2015 he knocked out Alexander Moiseenko and Wang Hao in rounds one and two respectively, then he was eliminated by Veselin Topalov in the third round after the first set of rapid tiebreaker games.

In 2016, Lu Shanglei won the Asian Blitz Championship in Tashkent[http://chess-results.com/tnr225183.aspx?lan=1&art=1&wi=821 Asian Individual Blitz Championship 2016]. Chess-Results.com.{{cite web|title=国际象棋超快棋亚锦赛 卢尚磊后来居上逆转摘金|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/go/2016-06-05/doc-ifxsvenx3305541.shtml|publisher=Sina Sports|language=zh|date=2016-06-05}} and the Serbian Open.{{Cite web|url=http://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1150.html#5|title=The Week in Chess 1150|website=theweekinchess.com|access-date=2016-12-09}}

In 2019, he won the Chinese Blitz Championship.{{Cite web|title=The Week in Chess 1311|url=https://theweekinchess.com/html/twic1311.html#29|access-date=2020-07-09|website=theweekinchess.com}}

Lu plays for the Zhejiang team in the China Chess League.

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